Northern Rice
Refreshing and subtly sweet, with notes of pandan and sticky rice, custard, and shiso.
Inspired by: Classic Cocktail
Jabberwock
A silky, underrated Martini cousin from the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, built on Cocchi Americano and manzanilla sherry.
- Complexity
- 2/5
- Alcohol level
- Medium
- Type
- Martini
- Preparation
- Stirred
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None
Ingredients
Orange bitters2 dashes
Cocchi Americano1 oz / 30 ml
Manzanilla sherry1 oz / 30 ml
SONKLIN1 oz / 30 ml
Garnish: Lemon peel
Steps
- 01Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice
- 02Stir for 12-15 seconds
- 03Strain into an ice-cold cocktail glass
- 04Express the oils of a lemon peel over the top
- 05Trim the peel and use as garnish
Notes
Light, silky and easy to underestimate - this is a Martini-adjacent drink for people who don't necessarily love a Martini. Cocchi Americano and manzanilla sherry replace vermouth's usual role, giving it a drier, saline edge.
This version swaps SONKLIN in for gin, letting the rice spirit's delicate character support the Cocchi Americano and sherry rather than compete with them the way gin's botanicals would.
History
The Jabberwock first appeared in Harry Craddock's The Savoy Cocktail Book in 1930, named as an homage to Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem "Jabberwocky."
It's remained a footnote next to more famous Savoy-era drinks, but it holds up as a genuinely elegant, low-key alternative to the classic Martini.
In the bottle
SONKLIN Original. Contemporary rice spirit from estate grown khao niew Sanpatong sticky rice. 6 plate reflux column still, coconut carbon filtration. 70 cL.
SONKLIN Original
